RHS After Prom 2013 will hold a meeting today at 2 p.m. at RJHS. Call 857-0031 for more information.

Symphony Guild to host fundraiser

The “Talk of the Town Tables” fundraiser will once again be hosted by The Russellville Symphony Guild on Feb. 9. This annual event will be held at the Lake Point Conference Center at 6 p.m. The evening will begin with heavy hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and live music, to be followed by a steak dinner served at 7:30 p.m.

Proceeds will be used to bring the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra to Russellville for a concert on April 6. Proceeds are also designated for the Guild scholarship funds, which provide scholarships to local high school music students.

Tickets are $60 and may be purchased from any board member or by calling Judy Murphy at (479) 967-1177.

Audubon Society meeting set

The Arkansas River Valley Audubon Society will meet for the first time in 2013 at 7 p.m. Monday at the Faulkner County Library. The speaker will be Maureen McClung, a professor at Hendrix College in the Biology Department. Her subject will be “Response of breeding birds to forest disturbance in the Ozarks.” Visitors are welcome to come to this meeting and enjoy the program. Refreshments will be served. For directions or question, call Coe Wilson at (501) 727-5559.

Classic Guitar Series at ATU

Arkansas Tech University will present a performance by Gohar Vardanyan in the second annual concert of the University Classical Guitar Series on Feb. 5. Vardanyan will perform at 7 p.m. in the Doc Bryan Student Services Building Lecture Hall. The concert will be free and open to the public.

AARP Safe Driving Program

The AARP Safe Driving Program, hosted by Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, will be offered Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital annex. The class is available to persons 55 and over. Cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, payable to AARP the day of the class. Complimentary pastries and coffee are provided. Lunch will be available in the hospital cafeteria at a 25 percent discount for all attendees following the program. Call 964-9355 to register.

Chili for Children

Chili for Children, the annual fundraiser of the Age to Age program, will be Friday, Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Tech University Wesley Foundation. Age to Age is an organization sponsored by the Wesley Foundation that reaches out to at-risk children and elderly adults in need.

The menu includes homemade chili, cookies, brownies, and all the fixins’. This is a come-and-go lunch, with carry-out and delivery available. Individual tickets cost $8 and are available at the door.

The Wesley Foundation is located at 1111 North El Paso, across from the ATU football field in Russellville. For more information, contact Lisa Roys or Jacqueline Sharp at (479) 968-4159.